Professional experience:* More than 15 years of experience in relation management of donors, like European Commission, USAID Norad, Netherlands Enterprise Agency, and Dutch government (DGIS), including acquisition of new donors, implementation of donor requirements, writing of proposals and reports, and training of local partner organisation in donor relations management. * Business developer for youth employment programmes, climate, education, water and agribusiness programmes. * Since 2017 I am also strategic advisor for the board for partnership in West Africa. Advise is given in areas like contract management, organisation development with existing partners, and relatiions with new partners. Working on:Interesting funding opportunities, like nature based value chain development, youth employment programmes in Sierra Leone and Colombia, and agribusiness development in Uganda. Besides Woord en Daad, I am very active in the political party of the SGP on the local level of Houten. Since March 27, 2014 I am part of the city council. and after a short break in 2022 as leader of the SGP in the city council. Personal goals: * Be of value to organisations who assist poor people to break out of the poverty cycle* Influence local politics to maintain a valuable living environmentSpecialties: development and funding of complex project aimed at systemic change (like better youth employment market), and organisational development support to partners, and developing new knowledge and tools for system change.
Listed skills include Capacity Building, Fundraising, International Development, Politics, and 16 others.